Noise Proportional to Square Root of Illumination: Need Formula Help

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Joseffina
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Influence of street illumination on laser radiation of a laser acoustic reconnaissance system
Many people have said that the noise that affects laser light is proportional to the square root of the illumination. But I can't find the formula. Can anyone help?